Seafarer Abandonment
Every year, the ITF and its affiliates deal with a number of cases of ‘abandonment’, where a shipowner ‘abandons’ their responsibilities for the ship and its crew.
The Maritime Labour Convention, 2006 (MLC) states that abandonment occurs when a shipowner;
- fails to cover the cost of the seafarer’s repatriation; or
- has left the seafarer without the necessary maintenance and support; or
- has otherwise unilaterally severed their ties with the seafarer including failure to pay contractual wages for a period of at least two months’
When this happens, the ITF Seafarers' Support team and our team of Inspectors will try their best to repatriate the crew and recover any outstanding wages.
All of the cases listed here have been reported to the International Labour Organization’s Abandonment of Seafarers database which provides further details, and also provides information on cases reported by governments and other organisations.
Get in touch about abandonment:
- If you’re a seafarer, and you think your ship may have been abandoned, you should contact ITF Seafarer Support
- If you’re a journalist interested in learning more about one or several of these abandonment cases, please contact the ITF’s media team
ITF current cases
| Vessel Name | IMO | Flag | Port | Country | Owed Wages | Seafarers | Nationalities | Reported to ITF Sort ascending | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RC STAR 1 | 1066594 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Mumbai | India | 8 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| ALGEDI STAR | 9374090 | Panama | Taressa | Guinea Conakry | 2 months | 11 | Egypt, Russia | Open | |
| NEW LIFE | 8876510 | Cameroon | Canakkale | Turkiye | 2 months | 11 | Azerbaijan, Ukraine | Open | |
| SANTA CRUZ | 7615414 | Italy | Geona | Italy | 2 months | 30 | Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Philippines, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia | Open | |
| AYAT | 9467885 | San Marino | Suez | Egypt | 3 months | 23 | Egypt, India, Lebanon, Syria | Open | |
| ONUR | 88535894 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Zeytinburnu | Turkiye | 3 months | 11 | Azerbaijan, Georgia | Open | |
| GLOBAL BEAUTY | 9221267 | Unknown | Sharjah | UAE | 2 months | 18 | Georgia, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| JIAN YANG HUI | 9532070 | Mongolia | Nghe Tinh anchorage | Vietnam | 3 months | 9 | Ghana | Open | |
| ZEG GLORY | 9152571 | Palau | Larnaca | Cyrpus | 2 months | 14 | India, Turkiye | Open | |
| GAS ELISABETH | 9261578 | Potugal | Izmit | Turkiye | 2 months | 11 | Indonesia, Latvia | Open | |
| EILEEN | 9070503 | Cameroon | Astakos | Greece | 3 months | 13 | Ukraine | Open | |
| HADI 54 | 9760964 | Bahrain | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 5 | India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| KOKOO | 9114074 | Tanzania | Noumea | New Caledonia | 2 months | 8 | China, Myanmar | Open | |
| BGMS MIGHTY | 9944364 | Panama | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 9 | Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Ukraine | Open | |
| NIRVANA | 9158161 | Unknown | Pipavav Bhar Nagar | India | 2 months | 22 | India | Open | |
| MADAD 7 | 9414175 | Comoros | Musaffah | UAE | 3 months | 6 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| GBP MARINE | 9711054 | Tazania | Tanga | Tanzania | 2 months | 14 | Bangladesh, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| VIVA | 9156539 | Liberia | Said | Egypt | 18 | Azerbaijan, Turkiye | Open | ||
| MERAMID 1 | 9561693 | Panama | Canakkale | Turkiye | 3 months | 5 | Indonesia | Open | |
| SEDRA | 9043146 | Panama | Sohar | Oman | 3 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Sudan | Open | |
| HC WAND | 9298430 | Togo | Zhoushan | China | 2 months | 11 | Indonesia, South Korea | Open | |
| GREEN LAND | 9246449 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Batam anchorage | Indonesia | 2 months | 21 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| S. J. BOSS | 9168532 | Comoros | Dubai | UAE | 3 monthd | 19 | Egypt, India, Iraq, Syria | Open | |
| ISIK 4 | 8906303 | Vanuatu | Hafia | Israel | 2 months | 10 | Azerbaijan, Turkiye | Open | |
| WARRIOR KING | 9038854 | Unknown | Amuay Bay | Venezuela | 4 months | 24 | Venezuela | Open | |
| MAYBACH | 8134522 | Tanzania | Dakar | Senegal | 3 months | 9 | Azerbaijan, India, Turkiye | Open | |
| RAY | 8222434 | Tanzania | Durres | Albania | 2 months | 8 | Egypt, Pakistan | Open | |
| MAHAKAL | Unknown | Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 2 | India | Open | ||
| PESCADORES | 8865107 | Tanzania | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 3 months | 9 | Indonesia | Open | |
| YORACO | 9503586 | Iran | Amuay Bay | Venezuela | 4 months | 29 | Venezuela | Open | |
| SOLDIER | 9590008 | Tanzania | Amuay Bay | Venezuela | 4 months | 22 | Venezuela | Open | |
| DALAL QUEEN | 8812954 | Comoros | Hodaydah | Yemen | 3 months | 11 | Egypt, Syria, Yemen | Open | |
| COLON | 9503574 | Unknown | Punta Cardon | Venezuela | 4 months | 29 | Venezuela | Open | |
| DUX | 5403740 | Unknown | Vigo | Spain | TBC | 5 | Cameroon, Guinea-Bissau, Morocco | Open | |
| MEER NA | 8841357 | Cameroon | Istanbul | 8841357 | 3 months | 9 | Egypt, India, Iran, Syria | Open | |
| ORIENTE NO. 7 | 8430586 | Libya | Tuzla | Turkiye | 4 months | 7 | India | Open | |
| SERNAKH | 7726392 | Unknown | Duqm | Oman | 11 | India | Open | ||
| GLOBAL HAWK | 9422859 | Unknown | Sawakin Digna anchorage | Sudan | 2 months | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| LADY GHEDA 1 | 7616004 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 13 | India | Open | |
| PANDO 1 | 8509002 | Tanzania | Tuzla | Turkiye | 5 months | 8 | Azerbaijan, India | Open | |
| JETMAX 2 | 9006447 | Comoros | Sinop | Turkiye | 3 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| KARADENIZ POWERSHIP GOKSEL BEY | 9121845 | Liberia | Bata | Equatorial Guinea | 2 months | 18 | Turkiye | Open | |
| ANKA | 9365415 | Tanzania | Reni anchorage | Ukraine | 6 months | 13 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India | Open | |
| SHWE LIN YONE | 9750488 | Niue | Tuticorin | India | 5 months | 8 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| SUKHOR ALKHALEEJ | 9104419 | Panama | Shuaiba ancorage | Kuwait | 2 months | 27 | Egypt, India, Jordan, Ukraine | Open | |
| NSP BARGE 1 | Malaysia | Malacca | Malaysia | 5 months | 5 | Bangladesh | Open | ||
| JIN LONG 389 | 8357069 | China | An-Ping | Taiwan | 2 months | 9 | Myanmar | Open | |
| PRIDE | 9813307 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Dubai | UAE | 4 months | 8 | Philippines, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| NAMI | 9124706 | Tanzania | An-Ping | Taiwan | 3 months | 7 | Indonesia | Open | |
| JAMILAH | 9133185 | Comoros | Aden | Yemen | 3 months | 17 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| KAREWOOD BRAVE | 9281516 | Bahamas | Porto Nogaro | Italy | 3 months | 9 | Ukraine | Open | |
| EMMA | 8101599 | Tanzania | Durres | Albania | 4 months | 6 | India | Open | |
| TANYA | 9153135 | Comoros | Sahrjah | UAE | 3 months | 14 | Ethiopia, India, Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| SARAH | 8120478 | Comoros | Gdynia | Poland | 6 months | 1 | Georgia | Open | |
| WATERLOO | 1072361 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 14 | India | Open | |
| MALA KADO | 9141912 | Guinea-Bissau | Suez anchorage | Egypt | 4 months | 3 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| STAR APOLLO | 9644897 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Batam | Indonesia | 5 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| KLARA | 9781827 | Croatia | Split | Croatia | 2.5 months | 5 | Croatia | Open | |
| VASILIY BOZHENKO | 8623999 | Ukraine | Diliskelesi | Turkiye | 5 months | 7 | Ukraine | Open | |
| OXIN | 9190274 | St. Maarten | Zhoushan | China | 3 months | 13 | India, Iran | Open | |
| KUM JIN | 8806462 | Mongolia | Klang | Malaysia | 7 months | 8 | Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| AMUR-2528 | 8727850 | Russia | Alat | Azerbaijan | 2 months | 10 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| HAWKS JAUAAHIRU | 9174232 | Cameroon | Male | Maldives | 4 months | 15 | India, Indonesia, Maldives | Open | |
| SENCER 1 | 9311804 | Tanzania | Mumbai | India | 3 months | 11 | Indonesia | Open | |
| ARMAN 114 | 9116412 | Iran | Batam | Indonesia | 2 months | 14 | Iran, Syria | Open | |
| VESTLANDIA | 8211100 | Unknown | Benghazi | Libya | 4 months | 16 | Philippines | Open | |
| GOLDEN HORIZON | 9793545 | Croatia | Split | Croatia | 3 months | 22 | Bosnia, Croatia, Indonesia, Ukraine | Open | |
| NORDIC BAHARI | 8203153 | Indonesia | Surabaya | Indonesia | 2 months | 39 | Australia, Indonesia, Russia | Open | |
| SU GAS | 9134361 | Comoros | Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 10 | India, Iran | Open | |
| AYA ZANOUBYA | 7702994 | Tanzania | MBM | Albania | 5 months | 11 | Albania, Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| JETMAX 5 | 8409654 | Unknown | Unye | Turkiye | 4 months | 9 | India | Open | |
| JOY GLORY | 1032672 | Jamaica | Zhoushan | China | 4 months | 14 | China, Indonesia | Open | |
| DNIPRO LINE | 9136371 | Ukraine | Tuzla | Turkiye | 6 months | 7 | Ukraine | Open | |
| GOLDEN PALM | 7636339 | Unknown | Suez | Egypt | 2 months | 17 | Cuba, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Namibia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| SAGER VIJAY | 8401183 | India | Mumbai | India | 4 months | 2 | India | Open | |
| BGMS SPLENDOR | 9944376 | Panama | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | 8 months | 11 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, Indonesia, Kenya, Russia, Tanzania | Open | |
| MYGAN | 9108489 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Famagusta | Cyprus | 9 months | 12 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| GNL 1008 | 9667590 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 2 Months | 12 | Brazil | Open | |
| SUDARSHAN | 1043592 | Unknown | Hamriyah | UAE | 8 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| HADI 50 | 9845348 | Bahrain | Dubai | UAE | 6 months | 8 | Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Nigeria, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| HADI 38 | 9589920 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 9 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| HADI 49 | 9845336 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 6 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| GNL 1015 | 9468657 | Brazil | Niteroi | Brazil | 2 months | 10 | Brazil | Open | |
| ADRIATICO | 8528591 | Guinea-Bissau | Gulluk | Turkiye | 3 months | 2 | Turkiye | Open | |
| HIMS 11 | 9615494 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 5 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| GNL 1001 | 9630327 | Brazil | Macae | Brazil | 2 months | 16 | Brazil | Open | |
| SUNNY LYNN | 9124926 | Panama | Giresun | Turkiye | 6 months | 16 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| ANNA I | 9175016 | Tanzania | El Guamache anchorage | Venezeula | 2 months | 8 | Venezeula | Open | |
| SIDIA 1 | 7242683 | Cape Verde | Dakar | Senegal | 4 months | 7 | Indonesia | Open | |
| RICH ISLAND | 9003732 | Togo | Ningde | China | 3 months | 8 | China, Indonesia | Open | |
| CAPTAIN ADAM 1 | 8914087 | Tanzania | Djibouti | Djibouti | 9 months | 18 | Egypt, India, Syria, Yemen | Open | |
| VECTIS ISLE | 8903040 | Comoros | Varna | Bulgaria | 2.5 months | 5 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| JJ-330 | Tanzania | Malaysia | 4 months | 1 | India | Open | |||
| GRACE | 9486300 | Antigua & Barbuda | Hafia | Israel | 2 months | 15 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| LORD 17 | 9146091 | Comoros | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 4 months | 25 | Bangladesh, India, Syria | Open | |
| KV-ARI | 9177466 | Liberia | Istanbul | Turkiye | 2 months | 17 | India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| SAN LORENZO | 9141053 | Philippines | Balayan | Philippines | 10 months | 9 | Bangladesh, Syria | Open | |
| PROSPERITY 1 | 7715422 | Tanzania | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2 months | 10 | Colombia, Panama, Venezuela | Open | |
| MISTER YUNIS | 9327126 | Comoros | Tuzla | Tkiye | 5 months | 10 | India, Myanmar, Ukraine | Open | |
| NEW WAY | 8857693 | Cameroon | Aliaga | Turkiye | 2 months | 15 | Kazakhstan, Ukraine | Open | |
| GULF WAVE 4 | 8310164 | Unknown | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 5 | India | Open | |
| SICIILIA | 8129486 | Guinea-Bassau | Marina Di Portopalo | Italy | 8 | Turkiye | Open | ||
| ARABIAN ENERGY | 9417490 | Unknown | Hamriyah | UAE | 7 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| LSS SUCCESS | 6927092 | Panama | Salalah | Oman | 9 months | 13 | India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Tanzania | Open | |
| LARUS | 9148506 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Hamriyah | UAE | 14 months | 15 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| GLOBAL HARK | 9030759 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 8 months | 1 | India | Open | |
| CELINE | 9305609 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 3 months | 25 | Egypt, Georgia, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| ABDELRAHMAN-K | 750002 | Togo | Sudan | Sudan | 8 months | 12 | Egypt, Sudan, Syria | Open | |
| VARUNA | 9269934 | Panama | Varna | Bulgaria | 3 months | 19 | Ukraine | Open | |
| INSOMNIA | Malta | Nice | France | 3 months | 5 | Antigue, Great Britain, Ireland, Italy | Open | ||
| JOURI | 9174775 | Panama | Damietta | Egypt | 5 months | 30 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| BESART | 8104591 | Tanzania | Durres | Albania | 3 months | 10 | India, Syria | Open | |
| ARDHIANTO | 9100528 | Togo | Djibouti | Djibouti | 3 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syris, Sudan | Open | |
| X-PRESS NUPTSE | 9678630 | Liberia | Colombo | Sri Lanka | 2 months | 23 | Bangladesh, Chia, India, Morocco, Russia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine | Open | |
| SUNRISE 1 | 9071662 | Unknown | Sharjah | UAE | 9 months | 2 | India | Open | |
| NURAY | 7520712 | Togo | Conakry | Guinea Conakry | 4 months | 10 | Lebanon, Syria | Open | |
| RT 10 | 9119933 | Bolivia | Jebel Ali | UAE | 8 months | 16 | India, Iran, Pakistan | Open | |
| INAYAH THE EXPLORER | 9141649 | Tanzania | Sao Luis | Brazil | 2 months | 11 | Indonesia | Open | |
| PHOSPHERUS NH | 9118795 | Belize | Suez | Egypt | 9 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| SORMOVSKIY 121 | 8133578 | Belize | Poti | Georgia | 4 months | 12 | Azerbaijan | Open | |
| GAM EXPRESS | 8204119 | Unknown | Kavkaz | Russia | 2 months | 16 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| HADI 48 | 9745457 | Bahrain | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 18 | Ethopia, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Tanzania | Open | |
| HIMS 5 | 9821562 | Saudi Arabia | Damman | Saudi Arabia | 10 months | 14 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania | Open | |
| PRADA | 9213301 | Unknown | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 2 months | 24 | Bangladesh, India, Pakistan | Open | |
| SISTER 12 | 9010010 | Comoros | Aden anchorage | Yemen | 12 months | 7 | Syria | Open | |
| VALANT | 9110444 | Comoros | 2 months | 19 | Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |||
| VENUS J | 9146819 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Benghazi | Libya | 2 months | 22 | 22 | Open | |
| SHIMA MARU | 9066186 | Malaysia | Kuching | Malaysia | 4 months | tbc | Myanmar | Open | |
| AMIR 2 | 9071167 | Tanzania | Salalah | Oman | 11 months | 19 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| TRITEX GLORY | 8356027 | St. Kitts & Nevis | 4 months | 16 | India | Open | |||
| GSP FALCON | 8324579 | Panama | Tuzla | Turkiye | 8 months | 3 | Romania | Open | |
| HADI 26 | 9563017 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 10 | Egypt, India, Myanmar, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| SAGAR VIJAY | 8401183 | India | Mumbai | India | 3 months | 115 | India | Open | |
| SAI ARAMBH | 9115456 | Unknown | Al Hodeidah | Yemen | 4 months | 16 | India, Syria | Open | |
| SUNSHINE 1 | 8207549 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | UAE | 13 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| MR TRADER | 9084255 | Sierra Leone | Gebze | Turkiye | N/A | 21 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| OCEANLEC 322 | 9506954 | Panama | Khalid Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 10 | India, Myanmar | Open | |
| ARCHER | 8221789 | Unknown | Bandar Abbas | Iran | 13 months | 5 | India | Open | |
| SEA TRUCK | 7611509 | Comoros | Safaga | Egypt | 5 months | 6 | Egypt | Open | |
| NIBA | 9046784 | Unknown | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 2 months | 25 | Philippines, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| JARDO | 6813370 | Croatia | Trogir | Croatia | 4 months | 6 | Croatia | Open | |
| C3 MAGNAR | 9050620 | Panama | Trogir | Croatia | 4 months | 6 | Croatia, Montenegro | Open | |
| APOLLO | 1011941 | Cayman Islands | Sibenik | Croatia | 8 months | 7 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| KEVALAY QUEEN | 7205910 | Libya | Misurata | Libya | 6 months | 20 | India, Iran | Open | |
| PASHA 9 | 9124885 | Unknown | Suez | Egypt | 6 months | 20 | Egypt, India, Sudan, Syria | Open | |
| HADI 24 | 9524138 | Bahrain | Jubail | Saudi Arabia | 4 months | 15 | Egypt, Georgia, India, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania, Ukraine | Open | |
| STAR-1 | 8405012 | Panama | Sharjah Alpha | UAE | 3 months | 11 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| JERBOA | 7026962 | Tanzania | Sharjah | UAE | 7 months | 12 | Bangladesh, Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Philippines, Sudan | Open | |
| OCEAN CITRINE | 9626481 | India | Mumbai | India | 2 months | 15 | India | Open | |
| SV CLOVER | 9124885 | Tanzania | Dijbouti | Dijbouti | 2 months | 19 | India, Syria | Open | |
| HADI 27 | 9463827 | Bahrain | Tanaqib | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 22 | Azerbaijan, Egypt, India, Jordan, Myanmar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania | Open | |
| AVACHINSKY | 8138695 | Cameroon | Cape Town | South Africa | 8 months | 31 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| RAKAN 5 | 8922199 | Comoros | Aden | Yemen | 10 months | 20 | India, Syria | Open | |
| OLUTORSKY | 8826151 | Cameroon | Cape Town | South Africa | 8 months | 30 | Angola, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| LY 7 | 8542200 | Sireea Leone | Pasir Gudang | Malaysia | 16 months | 5 | China | Open | |
| HADI 42 | 9662253 | Bahrain | Safaniya | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 13 | Azerbaijan (1), Egypt, India, Jordan, Tanzania | Open | |
| PARESH OMID | 8649175 | Iran | Kish | Iran | 10 months | 8 | India | Open | |
| ADWAY | 9563081 | Palau | Mumbai | India | 5 months | 9 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| OCEAN SNIPER | 8714138 | Kenya | Mombasa | Kenya | 5 months | 6 | Indonesia | Open | |
| ANADI | 9080871 | Palau | Hulumale | Maldives | 6 months | 9 | India | Open | |
| BAY 10 | 9162760 | Tanzania | Suez | Egypt | 9 months | 18 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| OCEAN EAGLE | 8714059 | Kenya | Mombasa | Kenya | 5 months | 7 | Indonesia | Open | |
| GAS MARTA | 9307748 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 3 months | 22 | Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| MLS SARATU | 9691852 | Singapore | Lagos | Nigeria | 6 months | 8 | Nigeria | Open | |
| OCEANIC 5000 | 9559145 | Barbados | Assaluyah | Iran | 4 months | 51 | India, Indonesia, Iran, Philippines, Romania, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| ABSOLUTE | 9561215 | Palau | Mina Saqr | UAE | 3 months | 7 | Myanmar | Open | |
| MED STAR | 8604345 | Morocco | Gibraltar | 2 months | 43 | Morocco | Open | ||
| DINA QUEEN | 8812954 | Comoros | Tewfiq | Egypt | 4 months | 15 | Egypt, Syria | Open | |
| SUNNY LISA | 7359278 | Cameroon | Bissau | Guinea-Bissau | 7 months | 8 | Ukraine | Open | |
| RAHIMA | 9072989 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Tuticorin | India | 7 months | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| HADI 37 | 9588110 | Bahrain | Ras Tanura | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 16 | Egypt, India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| FATMA EYLUL | 9297917 | Belize | Istanbul | Türkiye | 2 months | 10 | Azerbaijan, Türkiye | Open | |
| AVADH | 9564358 | Palau | Tuticorin | India | 10 months | 9 | India, Indonesia, Myanmar | Open | |
| STAR-1 | 8405012 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 2 months | 17 | India, Lebanon, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| ROYAL 1 | 9109005 | Comoros | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 5 months | 18 | Egpyt, India, Syria | Open | |
| SUNSHINE 1 | 7027502 | UAE | Hamriya | UAE | 10 months | 12 | Egypt, India | Open | |
| CHI FU | 8990172 | Mongolia | Ningde | China | 5 months | 7 | Myanmar | Open | |
| CIMARRON | 9255933 | Cameroon | Zhoushan | China | tbc | 29 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| DTA 2 | 9208710 | UAE | Sharjah | UAE | 14 months | 5 | Ethiopia, Iran | Open | |
| PROFESOR MIKHAYLO ALEKANDROV | 9121118 | Unknown | Las Palmas | Spain | 5 months | 3 | Ukraine | Open | |
| HADI 52 | 9511894 | Bahrain | Jubail | Saudi Arabia | 6 months | 6 | Egypt, India, Indonesia | Open | |
| YOUSSEF BEY | 9124029 | Belize | Damietta | Egypt | 2 months | 15 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| PRINCE 4 | 8512865 | Comoros | Sharjah | UAE | 12 months | 21 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| SIAM | 8637031 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Red Sea | Eritrea | tbc | 32 | India, Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria, Phillipines, Romania, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Yemen | Open | |
| GAS ATHENA | 9267950 | Panama | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 8 months | 16 | Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| MED SEA EAGLE | 8356443 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Khor Fakkan | UAE | 5 months | 11 | Azerbajian, India, Russia | Open | |
| PINK | 9631149 | San Marino | Istanbul | Türkiye | 5 months | 11 | India, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEANLEC 322 | 9506954 | Panama | Sharjah | UAE | 10 months | 10 | Myanmar | Open | |
| PURAVALAN 1 | 9072989 | Palau | Male | Maldives | tbc | 7 | India, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| SONA | 9005053 | Panama | Dubai | UAE | 7 months | 27 | India, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| CHUANG SHI | 8545654 | Unknown | Kaohsiung | Taiwan | 4 months | 3 | Myanmar | Open | |
| PLUTUS | 9132519 | Palau | Santo Domingo | Dominican Republic | 2.5 months | 23 | Azerbaijan, Georgia, Türkiye, Ukraine | Open | |
| FOURTHMAN | 9181508 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Lagos | Nigeria | 18 months | 18 | Vietnam | Open | |
| GAS ZEUS | 9267962 | Panama | Assaluyeh | Iran | 5 months | 16 | Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| AMBAR | 9548770 | Palau | Jawaharlal | India | 3 months | 10 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| PSD 104 | 9191802 | Tanzania | Durban | South Africa | tbc | 8 | India, Pakistan | Open | |
| HADI 51 | 9619581 | Bahrain | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 3 months | 10 | India, Indonesia, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Tanzania | Open | |
| PRINCESS JESSICA | 8912467 | Unknown | Dakar | Senegal | 18 months | 4 | Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Nigeria | Open | |
| MIAMI | 8119259 | Iran | Khorramshahr | Iran | 16 months | 11 | Eritrea, India, Iran | Open | |
| TOMSON GAS | 8811766 | Panama | Hmariya | UAE | 5 months | 17 | India, Philippines, Ukraine | Open | |
| ANTARCTIC DREAM | 5278432 | St Kitts & Nevis | Maldives | 2 months | 20 | Indonesia, Philippines, Sri Lanka | Open | ||
| ZIRIS | 9804162 | St. Vincent & the Grenadines | Asaluyah | Iran | 3 months | 7 | Eritrea, India, Indonesia, Syris | Open | |
| OCEAN CENTURY | 9435650 | St. Kitts & Nevis | Sharjah | UAE | 4 months | 10 | India, Indonesia | Open | |
| SAMED | 9415375 | Panama | Assaluyeh | Iran | 5 months | 10 | Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines | Open | |
| ONDA | 8912467 | Guyana | Dakar | Senegal | 7 months | 4 | Cameroon, Lebanon, Nigeria, Syria | Open | |
| GLOBAL HAWK | 9422859 | Cook Islands | Suakin | Sudan | $40,880 | 12 | India | Open | |
| SEDRATA | 9557795 | Algeria | Antwerp | Belgium | 2 months | 16 | Algeria | Open | |
| MERMAID | 9330020 | St Kitts & Nevis | Al Hamriyah | UAE | 3 months | 20 | Georgia, India, Russia, Ukraine | Open | |
| OCEAN EXPLORER | 9303637 | Panama | Mumbai | India | 5 months | 19 | Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Syria, Tanzania | Open | |
| ATLANTIC ENTERPRISE | 7202554 | Panama | Karachi OPL | Pakistan | tbc | 10 | Azerbaijan, Croatia, United Kingdom, Ukraine | Open | |
| FRIEND-3 | 9107253 | Comoros | King Abdullah | Saudi Arabia | 10 months | 12 | Egypt, India, Syria | Open | |
| KONYUI | Cameroon | Dakar | Senegal | 7 months | 9 | Ghana, Guinea, Iran, Sierra Leone, Ukraine | Open | ||
| BLUEFLOSS | 7419042 | Togo | Takoradi | Ghana | 33 months | 10 | Cuba, Ghana | Open | |
| AL WAKRA | 7715991 | Tanzania | Khalid Port | UAE | $72,000 | 14 | India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria | Open | |
| CUTETA | 8605935 | Angola | Dakar | Senegal | 12 months | 35 | Guinea Bissau, Angola, Cape Verde, Cuba | Open | |
| TIMGAD | 9697337 | Algeria | Ghent | Belgium | tbc | 20 | Algeria | Open | |
| SHETAB | 9208019 | Iran | Kish | Iran | 10 months | 7 | Ethiopia, India, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka | Open | |
| SAI ARAMBH | 9115456 | India | Colombo | Sri Lanka | tbc | 19 | India | Open |
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Wages
Your wage rates will depend on whether you are serving on a national flag vessel or a ship covered by an ITF agreement.
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23 January 2025
2024 worst year on record for seafarer abandonment, says ITF
New data from the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) reveals abandonment of seafarers by ship-owners increased by 87% in 2024 from the previous year.
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22 January 2025
Galaxy Leader crew released after 14 months in captivity
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) welcomes news of the release of the Galaxy Leader crew, after being held captive for more than a year.
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Seafarers Abandoned in the USA: Crew Left Without Pay After Tugboat Re-flags
Four seafarers abandoned in Washington State after vessel quits US flag to evade regulations.